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Hon. President and Prime Minister to address the Governors’ Conference on NEP-2020
Hon President of India Shri Ram NathKovind and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi shall address the inaugural session of the Governors’ Conference on National Education Policy on at 1030 AM on 7th September 2020, through video conference.
The Conference titled “Role of NEP-2020 in Transforming Higher Education” is being organized by the Ministry of Education, Govt of India.
NEP-2020 is the first education policy of the twenty-first century which was announced after 34 years of the previous National Policy on Education 1986. NEP-2020 is directed towards major reforms in both school and higher education level.
The new National Education Policy strives for making India into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society. It envisions an India-centred education system that contributes directly to transforming India into a Global Superpower.
The comprehensive transformation aimed the NEP will bring about a paradigm shift in the country’s education system and create an enabling and reinvigorated educational ecosystem for a new Atmanirbhar Bharat envisaged by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
Various Webinars, Virtual Conferences, and Conclaves on various aspects of National Education Policy 2020 are being organised across the country.
The Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission earlier organized a “Conclave on Transformational Reforms in Higher Education under National Education Policy-2020” which was addressed by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
The Governors’ Conference on 7th September is also being attended by Education Ministers of all States, Vice-Chancellors of State Universities and other senior officials.
The address of the Hon. President and Prime Minister shall be live telecast on DD News.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to Release Benefits under PM CARES For Children Scheme on 30th May
Scheme Aims to ensure Comprehensive Care and Protection of these COVID Affected Children through Health Insurance, Education and Financial Support till they attain the Age of 23 Years
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will release benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme tomorrow i.e., 30th May 2022 at 10:30 A.M. via video conferencing. Prime Minister will transfer scholarships to school going children. A passbook of PM CARES for Children, and Health card under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana will be handed over to the children during the programme.
The Beneficiary Children along with their Guardians/Caregivers and concerned District Magistrate of their respective district will join the event through virtual mode. The event will be attended by the Ministers, Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies of respective States/UTs.
PM CARES for Children Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister on 29th May 2021 to support children who have lost both the parents or legal guardian or adoptive parents or surviving parent to COVID-19 Pandemic, during the period from 11th March 2020 to 28th February 2022. The objective of the Scheme is to ensure comprehensive care and protection of children in a sustained manner by providing them boarding and lodging, empowering them through education and scholarships, equipping them for self-sufficient existence with financial support of Rs. 10 lakh on attaining 23 years of age and ensuring their wellbeing through health insurance.
A portal named pmcaresforchildren.in was launched to register the children under the scheme. The portal is a single window system which facilitates approval process and all other assistance for children.
Ministry of Defence
MOU BETWEEN INDIAN NAVY & INDIA INFOLINE HOME FINANCE LTD
The Indian Naval Placement Agency  and IIFL Home Finance Ltd  signed an MoU on 27 Jan 22. Both entities will explore opportunities for the recruitment of Naval Veterans within IIFL HFL who would endeavour to provide an opportunity for Veterans/ Ex-servicemen / dependents competent for various roles in their organisation. Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, Controller of Personnel Services, Indian Navy and Mr. Monu Ratra, ED & CEO, IIFL HFL signed the MoU. INPA was represented by Cmde Pankaj Sharma, Principal Director ESM Affairs & Commander Vijay Kumar, Commander ESM Affairs at NHQ while IIFL Home Finance Ltd was represented by Col Rajesh Shukla , Lead Sales & Business Development  and Ms Rashmi Priya, Head-HR, IIFL HFL.
Through the MoU, INPA will identify a pool of Ex-Servicemen/ dependents candidates for relevant roles as per standards of IIFL HFL. The company will, in turn, enable these individuals’ transition to the corporate sector through in-house assimilation and training programs.
IIFL HFL under the aegis of its Diversity inclusion initiative aims to offer Ex-Servicemen opportunities in line with their qualifications, experience, and attributes acquired during their service period.
Appreciating the efforts of the Indian Naval Placement Agency in helping the veterans find employment opportunities after completing their service to the nation, Mr. Monu Ratra reiterated commitment towards the country and its talent he added that “IIFL HFL was dedicated to positively impact the communities through this program and hope to boost our existing workforce to provide affordable housing that truly works better for everyone”.
“We are honoured and proud to partner with the Indian Navy to recruit our Veterans who have served the country selflessly and bring with them special skills that can be applied towards creating a healthier world and through this MoU we hope to further our commitment to our armed forces and provide our Veterans a platform to continue utilizing their skills and competency.” said, Ms. Rashmi Priya, Head-HR, IIFL HFL.
In his concluding remarks Vice Admiral Suraj Berry said that “The INPA is committed to facilitating Ex-Servicemen, our veterans, find employment opportunities after their service to our Nation and it is our endeavour to work with the corporate sector to identify and develop programs that enables this cause. We look forward to working with IIFL HFL on this initiative”.
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Envoys of five nations present credentials to President of India
Envoys of Azerbaijan, Lesotho, Cyprus, Samoa and Jamaica presented their credentials to the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today .
The envoys who presented their credentials were: -
1. Mr Ashraf Farhad Shikhaliyev, Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan
2. Mr Bothata Tsikoane, High Commissioner of the Kingdom of Lesotho
3. Mr Agis Loizou, High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus
4. Ms Faalavaau Perina Jaqueline Sila-Tualaulelei, High Commissioner of the Independent State of Samoa
5. Mr Aubyn Hill, High Commissioner of Jamaica
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Central Zoo Authority advises zoos in India to remain on high alert in view of a Tiger found COVID 19 positive in New York.
The United States  Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories, in a statement dated 5th April, 2020, has confirmed SARS-CoV-2  in a Tiger housed in the Bronx Zoo, New York.
https://wvvw.aphis.usda.gov/aphisinewsroominews/sa_by_date/sa-2020/ny-zoo-covid-19
Taking cognizance of the same, the Central Zoo Authority under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has advised Zoos in the country to remain on highest alertness, watch animals on 24X7 basis, using CCTV for any abnormal behavior/symptoms, keepers/handlers not to be allowed in the vicinity without safety gear preferably PPE , isolate & quarantine sick animals, and have least contact while providing feed to animals.
The advisory further stated that Mammals like carnivores especially cat, ferret and primates to be carefully monitored and fortnightly samples of suspect cases to be sent to the designated animal health institutes to initiate COVID-19 testing while following all bio-containment and safety measures required to handle this high risk pathogen as per the national / ICMR guidelines:
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National Institute of High Security Animal Disease , Bhopal, MP
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National Research Centre on Equines , Hisar, Haryana.
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Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic , Indian Veterinary Research Institute, , Izatnagar, Bareilly, UP.
The Central Zoo Authority has advised that all zoo personnel to strictly adhere to safety and disinfection protocol issued by the Government, time to time, on Novel Corona Virus Disease .
Further, zoos are advised to coordinate with designated nodal agencies of the Government responsible for public health response and permit screening, testing and surveillance and diagnostic samples as and when required by the nodal agency.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
Nearly 183 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 17.25 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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Nearly 183 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 17.25 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Power
POWERGRID continues COVID care initiatives
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited , a ‘Maharatna’ Company under Ministry of Power, Government of India had provided all the necessary help for treating all its employees  alongwith their dependents in pan - India who were infected with COVID-19 and sensitising others about COVID appropriate behaviour.
Northern Region – II of POWERGRID organised Five vaccination drives for employees, their dependents extended family and contractual workers, superannuated employees and their families at various Sub-stations including Jalandhar, Moga, Hamirpur and Wagoora. A vaccination drive was also conducted for approximately 100 nos. of Contract Workers at RHQ Jammu.
35 COVID care facility beds with oxygen support have been set up. An isolation centre with 24x7 nurse care facility and an immunologist is available for round the clock consultation and personal visit to employees and dependents.
In order to sensitise employees, family members and support staff regarding the importance of social distancing, masks, hand hygiene , posters depicting COVID-19 appropriate behaviour have been placed at Main Gate, parking area, lift area and reception of RHQ Jammu along with Main Gate, Transit Camps and Community Centre of POWERGRID Residential Complex.
These small initiatives have helped in affectively managing the ailing and providing them with the best possible care.
Ministry of Defence
Walk in interview at Sainik School Kazahootam
A ‘Walk in Interview’ will be held at Sainik School Kazhakootam on 17th & 18th Nov 2021 at 9 A.M for various posts on Temporary basis. The vacancies for the post of TGT English , TGT Social Science , TGT Computer Science , TGT Physics , PGT Chemistry , Art Mster , Counsellor , Matron  and Warden . The details are available in school website www.sainikschooltvm.nic.in
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Ministry of Finance
DEA conducts training programme as a part of Capacity Building initiatives in infrastructure sector, in association with Indian School of Business , Mohali, and Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Under the Capacity Enhancement Plan  framed by the Department of Economic Affairs  in collaboration with Capacity Building Commission , for driving relevant capacities across Ministries, State Governments, and extended ecosystem of infrastructure execution in the country. Till date, twelve training programmes  have been conducted for 358 senior officials involved in planning, execution, implementation and monitoring of infrastructure projects.
A 5-day training programme from 11th to 15th July was conducted in partnership with Indian School of Business  at their Mohali Campus on the topic “Project Management and Leadership”. The training programme covered areas of Project identification & selection, contemporary tools & techniques, Contract management, Leadership for performance & change, Strategies for Effective Negotiations and was attended by 34 senior officials from Union Ministries/Departments, CPSEs and State Governments.
Participants for the training conducted at Indian School of Business , Mohali
Another 5-day training programme from 25th to 29th July was conducted in partnership with Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta  at their campus for 5 days on the topic “Capacity Building Programme in Project Management”. The training programme covered areas of Project Ownership models, Risk Management, Scheduling, Monitoring & Control, Value Analysis, Contract Management, Dispute Resolution and was attended by 35 senior officials from Union Ministries/Departments, CPSEs and State Governments.
Participants for the training conducted at Indian Institute of Management , Calcutta
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Creation of separate IAS / IPS Cadre
The State Government of Arunachal Pradesh, among other State Government, has submitted proposal for creation of a separate cadre for IAS / IPS / IFS officers for the State. Such proposals are examined on the basis consensus amongst the constituents of the Joint Cadre Authority by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
This information was provided by the Union Minister of State  Development of North-Eastern Region , MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Gwalior-Morena Flyover dedicated to Nation
The 1.420 km flyover on NH-3 at Morena Town in Madhya Pradesh worth Rs 108 crore was dedicated to Nation today by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj and Food Processing Industries Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan presided over the function, attended by Union Ministers Shri Thavarchand Gehlot, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, MoS-RTH Gen  V K Singh, local MPs, MLAs, senior officers from the centre and the State.
The flyover connecting Dholpur in Rajasthan and Gwalior in MP has been completed within the scheduled 18 months’ period on EPC Mode. Total length of the 4-lane flyover structure is 780 metres, with 300 metre retaining wall approach towards Dholpur and 340 metre retaining wall approach towards Gwalior. The flyover has service road on both sides. The flyover will also decongest Morena city of crowded traffic which in turn save time and avoid fuel wastage.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister for Agriculture Shri Narendra Singh Tomar complemented the Union Minister for RTH Shri Nitin Gadkari for quickly sanctioning this project and getting it completed within the scheduled time frame. He also thanked Gen  V K Singh for actively pursuing this project. He said, this stretch of road will go a long way in easing the traffic in this region.
Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan said, history has changed today with the construction of this flyover. He said, Morena got whatever it asked from the Centre. He outlined a number of development projects undertaken in the district. He called upon the people in Morena to not only witness the story of development, but to participate in it wholeheartedly.
MoS-RTH Gen  V K Singh said, the government is concentrating on development facilitating convenience of the people. The present stretch is important as it is a major connectivity road in the region. He informed that this flyover will also help in mitigating accidents on this earlier black spot.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
April, 2023, 5th edition of ‘Secretariat Reforms’ report released
3,25,665 Public Grievances disposed; 1,37,994 physical files reviewed out of which 1,16,538 files weeded out
30 Ministries/Departments have 100% share of e-Receipts for April 2023
Cleanliness Campaign conducted at 3,159 sites; 7.22 lakh sq. ft. of space freed
Rs 29.26 crore of revenue earned from scrap disposal
In pursuance of the decisions taken in the National workshop on 23.12.2022, DARPG published monthly report on “Secretariat Reforms” for April, 2023.
Key highlights of the Report for the month of April, 2023 are as follows:
Swachhata Campaign & Reduction in Pendency
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- 1,37,994 files were reviewed. 1,16,538 files weeded out
- 3,25,665 public grievances disposed
- 7,22,779 square feet of space freed in April, 2023
- Rs.29,26,02,083/- of revenue earned by scrap disposal in April, 2023
- Cleanliness Campaign conducted at 3,159 sites
Increasing Efficiency in Decision Making
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- 71 Ministries/ Departments implemented delayering 
- 72 Ministries/ Departments have issued orders of delegation 
- Desk Officer System is in operation in 40 Ministries/ Departments
e-Office implementation and analytics
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- All 75 Ministries which were identified for e-Office 7.0 migration have adopted e-Office 7.0.
- 28,37,895 active e-Files against 8,01,280 active physical files
- 30 Ministries/ Departments have 100% e-Receipts in the month of April, 2023
- 91.52% share of eReceipts in April 2023 against 91.1% share in March 2023
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Best Practices
- Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare revamped the Portal of DGR  dgrindia.gov.in to make it user-friendly. The online registration of job opportunities for JCOs/ORs has been started in the DGR portal. Earlier, this facility was available to Officers only. Two new portals have been launched during the year 2022-23, ‘https://affdf.gov.in/’ and ‘www.maabharatikesapoot.mod.gov.in/’ for making online contributions from citizens for AFFD Funds.
- Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has undertaken several capacity building initiatives for the officials of the Ministry in association with different institutions like the Indian School of Business, Capacity Building Commission, ISTM, etc. for different topics like Microsoft office, data analysis, design thinking, etc. which have resulted in improvement of capabilities of the officials.
- Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has undertaken several initiatives like setting up of Film Facilitation Office  to promote and facilitate film shootings, Broadcast Seva  Portal to ease making applications for broadcast related activities and Fact Check Unit  to address the challenge of fake news.
- Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways has taken several steps like regular monitoring of files and receipt pendency reports, Workshop of Officers regarding parking of e-Files and closure of receipts resulting in remarkable improvement in disposal of receipts/ files. To motivate the employees of the Ministry, a Scheme ‘Officer of the Month’ has also been launched from 1st May, 2023.
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal conducted a surprise inspection of the warehouse of Food Corporation of India in Gwalior
Shri Piyush Goyal appreciated the work of CCTV cameras, maintenance, preservation and operation of food grains etc., important points of Digital India, Depot Online System  and cleanliness in the warehouse premises
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce and Industries, Shri Piyush Goyal conducted a surprise inspection of Food Corporation of India  godown in Gwalior today.
Shri Goyal during the surprise inspection reviewed the entire functioning of the depot which is spread across 5.5 acres area and has a storage capacity of 15156 MT and current stock position of 1199 MT.
He lauded the functioning of the CCTV cameras installed for comprehensive security of the depot, upkeep of the stocks, preservation and movement, etc. The Depot Online System  under the ambit of Digital India and cleanliness within the depot premises was also praised. The Union Minister advised to maintain the current standards in future also.
Shri Goyal planted a tree within the premise of the depot. Sri Vishesh Garhpale , GM-FCI MP Region, Sri Balwant Singh, Divisional Manager-Gwalior and other officers namely Sri Raj Kumar Shakya, Manager-Personnel, Sri Sumer Singh Meena, Manager-Depot, Smt Deepa Ahirwar, Manager-QC, Sri Puran Mal Meena, Manager-Depot, Sri Ghanshyam Meena, Manager-Depot and other employees and labors of FSD-Gwalior were also present during the inspection.
Special Service and Features
Regional newspapers and publications play a key role in communicating development benefits to the people: Union Minister Shri. Anurag Thakur.
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Union Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Youth Affairs and Sports Shri. Anurag Thakur said that regional newspapers and publications in every nook and corner of the country play a major role in bringing the policy programs and development achievements of the Central Government to the people. The Union Minister was speaking after inaugurating the new office building of the Kozhikode edition of Janmabhoomi daily in a function held here today.
Shri. Anurag Thakur pointed out that the Digital India Campaign has been instrumental in bringing in transparency in the governance level. He said that in the last eight years, the Government led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been working to ensure transparency and credibility through opening of 45 crore bank accounts, providing 132 crore Aadhaar cards, linking Jandhan accounts with mobile numbers and direct cash transfers to scheme beneficiaries. Former Governor of Mizoram Shri. Kummanam Rajasekharan presided over the function.
Later in another function, Shri. Anurag Thakur held discussions with prominent Malayalam newspaper owners and editors. 20 newspaper owners and editors of Kerala participated in the discussion held at Hotel Tri Penta, Kozhikode . After the meeting, Shri. Anurag Thakur said that the meeting was fruitful, and has received many good suggestions from the owners and editors. The programme was organized by the Kochi office of the Press Information Bureau under the Union Ministry of Information, Broadcasting.